Garment clasp



June 2, 1953 J. M. PARI GARMENT CLASP original Filed April 15'. 194s R O T N E V m Patented June 2, 1953 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE GARMENT CLASP Jack M. Pari, Ardsley, N. Y. original application April 15,1946, serial No. 662,353. Divided and this application June 7, 1951,4 serial No. 230,337

comms. (01.24-251) My invention relates broadly to garment clasps or garment supports and more particularly to a simplified construction of clasp for fabrics.

This application is a division of my application Serial Number 662,353 filed April 15, 1946 for Garment Clasp now Patent 2,579,694 lgranted December 25, 1951.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a simplified construction of fabric clasp for use with garment supporters which may be inexpensively manufactured on a mass production scale and so constructed as not to harm the sheerest of textiles.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction of garment clasp including a looped slide operative to frictionally secure the material of a garment over a tongue core in a manner which will not subject the sheerest of textiles to injury.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simplified construction of loop clasp for garment supporters, slidable over a frame structure operative engage the peripheral edge of textile material.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a support for fabric which includes a tongue of pliable material over which the fabric may be stretched, the pliable character of the tongue being such that it will yield. and thereby prevent tearing of any single thread or otherwise impairing the nest of fabrics.

A further object of my invention is to provide a garment clasp constituted by parts that are readily replaceable for facilitating repair of the clasp by the user.

Other and further objects of my invention reside in an improved construction of stocking or sock support formed from a minimum number of coacting parts as set forth more fully inthe specification hereinafter following by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of one form of garment clasp embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a rear view of the garment clasp illustrated in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view through the garment clasp taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;l Fig. 4 is la transverse sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a front elevational view of the frame of the garment clasp; Fig. '7 is a side elevational view of the frame illustrated in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is an elevational view of the central core or handle member of Ypliable material whichis pivotallycarried by the frame of the garment clasp; Fig. 10 is a side elevational view of the central core or handle member illustrated in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken through the core or handle member of Fig. 9 on line lI--Il thereof; and Fig. 12 is a top plan view of the loop or slide which coacts with the frame of Figs.

My invention is directed to a construction of garment clasp which may be fabricated inexpensively from molded or metallic components coacting to support fabric material with respect to a garment Without injury to the sheerest of textiles. The principles of my invention may be embodied in various forms. The drawings setforth one embodiment of my invention in which a loop formed from plastic material coacts with a frame structure and a pliable hingedly mounted core member for securing the edge of a fabric with respect to the garmentolasp.

The pliable core member is constituted by a tongue of resilient material pivoted in the frame structure where the tongue supports the fabric and will yield and prevent tearing of any single thread Where manyy threads are stretched over the tip of the pliable tongue.

Referring to the drawings in detail, reference character I designates a resilient wire-like frame for the garment clasp having a loop 2 on the upper end thereof for connection to a garment supporter 3. The resilient wire-like frame which has a pair of resilient side portions which extend substantially parallel throughout a substantial portion of their lengths as represented at 4 but which have outwardly bowed or enlarged resilient frame portions 5 centrally of the length thereof. The substantially parallel extending linear portions of the frame I are continuous with the outwardly curved portions 5 and are of a sufficient length to permit the loop or band ll to be retained in eithery of two limiting positions on the linear portions of the frame on either end of the outwardly curved portions of the frame with the outwardly curved portions serving as stops to normally prevent the loop or band Il from shifting from one end of the frame l to the other end thereof except by manually grasping the loop or band Il and forcefully moving it one Way or the other past the resilient outwardly curved portions 5. That is to say, the outwardlycurved portions 5 are yieldably biased to engagevthe edges of the band or loop III Vto retain the band or loop Il in the position to which itis shifted manually so that the band or loop .Il is either maintainedrput of Qperative resilient side portions for holding the end portion of a fabric sheet of material to be supported over the end of said pivoted tongue.

5. A garment clasp comprising a garment sup- Iported depending wire-like frame member formed by substantially parallel extending resilient side portions with outwardly bowed resilient central sections therein with said parallel extending resilient side por-tions projecting linearly on opposite ends of said bowed resilient central sections, a tongue of pliable material pivoted on the end of said frame member and movable to a position between said side portions of said frame, and a slide in the -form of a loop engageable with the parallel extending resilient side p-ortions of said frame and slidable longitudinally thereof and over the outwardly bowed resilent central sections thereof for holding the end portions of a fabric sheet of material between said slide and said tongue.

6. A garment clasp comprising a garment supported depending member `consisting of an elongated resilient wire frame formed by a resilient wire bent upon itself to `provide a pair of substantially parallel spaced portions each consisting -of a pair of transversely aligned linear resilient sections separated by an outwardly curved resilient section, said linear sections being of substantially equal lengths, the ends of the spaced portions of said wire being directed toward each other to form ythe =closed end of said wire frame, a tongue member pivoted on said closed vend of said wire frame and being free to swing from a depending position into a position substantially coplanar with said wire frame with the tip of said tongue member substantially aligned with the center of the outwardly curved sections of said wire lframe when said tongue is moved to a substantially coplanar position within said wire frame, a transf versely extending movable band member engaging the substantially Iparallel spaced portions of said wire frame, said band member having a width coincident with the longitudinal axis of said wire Vframe which is less than the length of said resilient linear sections, said band member being movable from a position on said resilient linear sections remote from the closed end yof said wire frame on which said tongue is pivoted past said resilient curved sections which yield inwardly to allow said band member to pass to a position on the linear sec-tions of said wire frame immediately adjacent said closed end embracing said tongue and such fabric material as may be stretched over the tip of said tongue, said resilient curved sections being yieldably biased outwardly to engage the edge of the band Ato retain said band in either of the limiting positions to which the band is moved on said linear sections.

JACK M. PARI.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 771,719 Copeland Oct. 4, 1904 1,460,752 Fulton July 3, 1923 2,062,267 Kastner Nov. 24, 1936 2,081,467 Tompkins May 24, 1937 2,579,694 Pari Dec. 25, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 28,046 Great Britain V V- of 1906 

